Istanbul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$675
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
78
42
🏙️ Population
15.7M
115K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 207% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4522nd and 8940th ($1288 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1015th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.24%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2833
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1043
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18637
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289